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Monday, June 30, 2014

Happy Tones Quilt - Done!

My very first quilt - hope it's not too obvious! It seems to have turned out okay...of course, it hasn't gone through the wash yet, not sure it will survive that. I have a new-found respect for quilters....it's not easy! And this is supposedly just a basic, simple quilt. Thank goodness for YouTube and Bloggers, how did we ever learn how to do anything back in the day?

Now on to this quilt top...it's all pieced and I would love to try free motion quilting on this one, don't think I'll attempt that just yet. The fabric is Twice as Nice by Riley Blake - love the red and turquoise.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

My First Quilt Top!!!!

I've always wanted to see if I could make a quilt...a friend and I took a quilting class for beginners about 20 years ago where we made a little table top quilt. I really enjoyed making it but I guess I was busy w/kids, work, life in general and didn't go any further with it, but the idea of making a quilt was always in the back of my mind. Then one day recently I was looking at some Blogs and saw this post at Sew Adorable Fabrics: http://www.sewadorablefabrics.com/easiest-baby-quilt-ever/. The bright colors of the Happy Tones by Michael Miller fabric line are so fun and cheerful and I wondered if just maybe I could make a small quilt using these fabrics for our 6 month old granddaughter.

It's a simple quilt and far from perfect but to tell you the truth, I'm surprised it isn't all wonky and misshapen.

It's a bit large for a baby quilt and I still have a couple Happy Tones Charm Packs left so I think I'll make another smaller quilt for Kendall. My plan is to try to straight-line quilt this one, we'll see. My new Janome 7700 sewing machine is supposed to be delivered Monday, can't wait to see if I can get this thing quilted.

About Me

I'm relatively new to crafting and have gotten totally hooked on making cards, scrapbooking & quilting. I also love spending time with my family: two beautiful daughters, a wonderful son-in-law and the most perfect little granddaughter and grandson. Oh...& a great husband too!